Tag Archives: APS Physics

How Freshwater Mixes in a Winter Lake

Posted on January 5, 2023 by rberkowitz

An influx of warmer water mixing with a colder ambient volume can create a dense parcel that drives bottom currents and determines the resulting circulation patterns. Continue reading →

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Dark Matter Goes Down to the Wire

Posted on December 12, 2022 by rberkowitz

A superconducting nanowire detector places new bounds on how a hypothetical lightweight dark matter particle interacts with electrons. Continue reading →

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Foot Functionality Elucidated

Posted on December 8, 2022 by rberkowitz

When humans walk, our feet act as levers rather than landing pads as previously thought. Continue reading →

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Physics in Confined Spaces

Posted on December 2, 2022 by rberkowitz

Erin Flowers develops laboratory courses for incarcerated men and women, an endeavor that she says is both challenging and rewarding. Read more in APS Physics…

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Dark Matter Could Cause Excess Optical Background

Posted on November 30, 2022 by rberkowitz

Axions that decay into photons could account for visible light that exceeds what’s expected to come from all known galaxies. Continue reading →

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A Dense, Cold Gas of EuropiumAtoms

Posted on November 23, 2022 by rberkowitz

A Bose-Einstein condensate of europium atoms provides a new experimental platform for studying quantum spin interactions. Read more at APS Physics…

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Axion Miniclusters Might Be Microlenses

Posted on November 16, 2022 by rberkowitz

Asteroid-sized clumps of a dark matter candidate known as an axion could be detectable in a gravitational-microlensing survey. Read more in APS Physics…

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Expanding Universe in the Lab

Posted on November 16, 2022 by rberkowitz

Researchers control the speed of sound in an ultracold gas, mimicking features of a curved spacetime and reproducing quantum field behavior predicted in early Universe models. Continue reading →

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A Faster Charge for Electric Vehicles

Posted on November 9, 2022 by rberkowitz

A simple heating routine speeds up Li-ion battery charging to just 10
minutes. Continue reading →

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Magnetic Field Heats Up Fusion

Posted on November 4, 2022 by rberkowitz

A magnetic field can significantly boost the performance of a large-scale fusion experiment that may lead to a future source of clean power. Continue reading →

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